Entertaining novelty



Oct. 7, 1930. H. H. LOWENSTEIN I ,7

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ENTERTAINING NOVELTY Filedhpril 16, 1928 Emu-she" 2 Inn/611W $2722.41? zillanexzsfefii HERMAN Patented Oct. 7, 1930 i PAT ENTOFFICE H. townivs'rnnv; IOFJCI-IICAGO; ILLINOIS, 'AssIe on TO nnemrsrnr vnn oonronarrroiv, OF omeneqannmors, A'COBPORA'IIONOFILLINOIS i 1 if t 1 ,nnirnn'rnmme NovEIl'rY Application filedn rn 16, 1928. Serial 110,270,334;

invention relates to improvements-in entertaining novelties and more particularly to noveltieshaving animated joharacters thereon, in

It is an object of this invention to provide 1 new and improved entertaining medium having a representatlon reproduced thereon,

as by printing whieh willbe animated upon manipulation of'the medium. j

to. provide a ,novel medium having a repre- .sentation thereon, and having parts of said representation; adaptedito co-operate with each other so as to impart relative motion to leertain parts {of the representation.

s A a p a A further object ofthje invention is to pro- Another ob eotof the present invention is vide .a novel entertaining medium of the The invention consists of a novel enterlmatter or the like above oharaoter which 5 may j bereadily applicable for usejon'valentines, greeting cards, infbooks; orin conneotiofn withadvertising q; a A still further object of ,invention residesin the provision of a novel entertaining medium of the above character which maybe manufactured cheaply.

taining mediumhaving a plurality of parts f assembledfor cooperative engagement with each other, one of saidparts being provided .withjcut-out portions adapted] to extend "throughfslotted apertures in the other as a means for producing animation in a repre sentation reproducedthereon; upon relative ,movement between said parts. H j

f i, r i a 1 Fig. 1 a s a front: elevational view ofta me-' mw ngsz ff'dium embodying the featuresfof the present invention a shows a like viewf of the backing sheet of the medium. g y LFig. 3 isa. fragmentary elevation al view of the front fsheet. I M

WFig. 4 is a View imilarite l ig. L mit ha ing the parts in a changed position. a

Fig.1 Q5 is front elev'ationalview of a modified form of the invention.

Fig.16 is alview of justthe front sheet the mediumillustratedfin Fig. 5;

sentation.

Asfillustrated in the drawings; the inven- 1 tion consists of a medium having front and back sheets of material, preferably madeof heavy'paper' or cardboard, the front'sheet being provided with an arrangement of slots and holes and havmga'representatlon thereon, and the rear sheet being provided with cut-out portions extending throughsaid slots and supplementing'therepresentation, the

cut out portionsbeing movable upon relative the representation the-appearanceof being 7 made up of two sheets of material placed together, one of said sheets being smaller than the other. The edges of the-la-rgersheet are folded over seas to overlie the edges'of the smaller sheet, which will have a free sliding movement withinthearea defined by said folded edges.

The edges of the larger sheet,f-which are folded in the above manner, areof sufiioient widthto overlie the edge of the smaller sheet at all times,irrespective of its position therein. A. representation is reproduced on the medium thus formed, parts of said representation being reproduced on each sheet, and one of said sheets 1s provlded Wltll dependents which extend through apertures J- in the other 1 sheet to supplement the repre In the particularform ofthej invention shown in Figs." to 4, inclusive, I have pro vided abacking sheet 11 having itsedges 12 V "foldedover upon a front sheet 13, as a-means of operatively connectingthe two together.

The frontsheet 131s smaller' than the back- "ing sheet ll -so as to be adjustable thereon within the confines of theedges 12. Reprodueedon the front sheet 13 isa portion of a'representation 1&1, the head and body of a man being illustrated. a The" remaining parts of the representation such as the arms 15,

the legs 16, and the eyes 17, are reproduced on the backing sheet 11.

i i @The arm nd leg portio-nsmay be formed a g 7 i girlevational view of the backing sheet of the mediulnshown in on the backing sheet llin any suitable man loo a a a c a. m movement between the'sheets so as to give along their outline except at their normal junction with the body, along edges 24, and project through suitable apertures in the front sheet 13. In the present instance, the legs 16 extend through the transverse slot 18 located at the lower extremity of the torso of the man, and the arms 15 extend through oppositely inclined diagonal slots '19 which arelocated at the Shoulder portions of the representation. Preferably a slot 21 is also provided at the mouth portion of the representation, and a pipe 22, or the like, extends therethrough from the backing sheet 11 in the same manner as the arm and leg portions. To permit the eyes 17 to be viewed by the observer, holes 23 are provided in the front sheet.

With the medium in assembled position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4;, any relative sliding movement of the sheets will impart, by reason of the slotted openings therein, motion to the arm and leg portions 15 and 16, by

causing them to flex on their unsevered edges 94. A like motion will also be imparted to the pipe 22, and the eyes 17 will present the appearance of rolling about within the holes 23.

One of the positions adapted to be assumed by the movable parts of the representation,

upon movement of either sheet, is shown in ,Fig. 4:, wherein the front sheet 13 is located in its extreme upper left position. With the sheets in this position, the arm and leg portions of the representation have been folded .over along their unsevered edges 24, to assume the position shown. In Fig. 1 the front sheet 13 is centrally located within the backing sheet and the pendent portions of the representation are lying in their normal position.

It will be readily understood that, with a medium of this type, the animated portions of the representation will assume almost any desired position or, by continuous relative manipulation of the sheets, will present an animated figure having parts thereof constantly in motion.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, I have shown a medium somewhat similar to that previously described, wherein the two sheets of material making up the medium, are of the same size, each of said sheets having parts of a representation reproduced thereon. In the illustration, the front-sheet 13 and backing sheet 11 are made of the same size, and the body 32, of a bird, is reproduced on the front sheet 13, said sheet being provided with slotted apertures The wing portions 34, of the repextend through the slotted apertures 33 in.

the front sheet to supplement the representation on said sheet.

principle involved is adaptable to a wide variety of mediums wherein it is desired to produce animation in objects reproduced thereon.

' I intend the invention to cover all modifications and variations falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a medium of the character described, a'backing sheet having its edges folded over; a relatively smaller front sheet mounted within said folded edges for universal sliding movement on said backing sheet; a representation reproduced in part on said front sheet; dependent portions on said backing sheet; parts of said representation being reproduced on said dependent portion; slits in the front sheet; and the dependent portions extending through and being moved by engagement with said slits for animating said representation upon sliding said sheets relative to each other.

2. In a medium ofthe character described, a backing sheet having dependent portions and having its edges'folded over, a. front sheet, each sheet having parts of a repre sentation reproduced thereon, said front sheet being mounted on the said backing sheet and having a plurality of holes and slotted apertures, said backing sheet having its edges folded over to overlie and engage the front sheet to maintain same in operative position therewith, eyes reproduced on said backing sheet adapted to be viewed through said holes, a plurality of dependent portions on said backing sheet, said dependent portions registering with and extending through said slotted apertures in the front sheet for. cooperation there-with to supplement and effect animation of the representation thereon.

4. In a medium of the character described,

a backing sheet having its edges folded over, a front sheet mounted within said edges for universal sliding movement on said backing sheet, dependent portions on said backing sheet, arepresentation reproduced on said .sheets, parts thereof being reproduced on said dependent portions, said front sheet having non-parallel slits therein for receivT ingand cooperating with "said dependent portions, whereby, upon relative movement of said sheets said dependentportion being moved to efiect animation of the representation. V g

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 0 at South La Salle Street, Chicago, Illinois. V I HERMAN H. LOWENSTEIN. 

